STAFF at independent television station TV3 have the option of quitting work for six months and then returning to their jobs under a new “leaver” scheme introduced this week.

Dubliners will soon be able to tune into to the city’s own local television station to watch home-made programmes on everything from star signs to travel, it was announced today.

City Channel Limited, the company behind Dublin’s new local television station, today announced plans to launch local television services in Galway and Waterford.